Hydrotriplane for army purposes.



IVI. JELALIAN. HYDROTRIPLNE FOR ARMY PURPOSES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 3,1917.

Patented Apu, 23, NIB.

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H II Il Il ll Il M. JELALAN.

HYDBOYRIPLANE FUR ARMY PURPOSES. APPLICATION FILED Dec. a. 1911.

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IVI. IELALIAN.

HYDROTRlPLANE FOR ARMY PURPOSES.

APPLICATioN FILED. DEC. 3. 1911.

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MTH J'IIELALIN, 0F GRANSTN, RHODE ISLAND.

tHYDRTRIlPLANE lEOlEt ARMY lPURPUSES.

Specicaton ot' Letters Patent.

Patented dpr.. 28, 1916..

Application tiled December 3, 191'?. Serial No. ttd.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN danni-iran, a citizen of the United States, residing at-the city of Cranston, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode lsland, have invented certain new and useful llmprovements in Hydrotriplanes for Army Purposes, of which the following is a specication.

|lhe object of the invention is to provide an aerial apparatus of that character which cannot be destroyed by lire, and which may be conveniently utilized in military operations.

lhe craft is arranged with a series of propellers and wings which will adord the same considerable amount of lifting capacity and unusual amount of s eed.

The apparatus being provide with cylindrical Iwater tanks and havin water pipe connections designed to be utilized inentinguishing fire when the certain parts of the apparatus are occasionally met by the same..

rlFhe object of the invention is to generally improve this class of invention and it consists in certain and special features of the construction and combination of parts as hereinafter described and claimed.

ln describing the invention in detail, reference is had to the accompanying three sheets of drawings forming a part of this specification in which:

Figure 1 is a front perspective elevational view of the improved device.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of one of the alike constructed cars, illustrating the detail view of the winged device,

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the apparatus showing the same being equipped with two main planes.

Fig. 4 is a side detail view of one of the alike constructed cars, its outer layer as partly removed and showing its interior construction.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view'of the apparatus, its outer layer of the top plane as partly removed and illustrating its inner construction..

4 Fi 6 is a top perspective detail view of the orward rudder mechanism.

Referring to the drawing numeral 1, 1 designates cars which have similar construction; each of said cars are provided with windows, 3, 3 upon both sides thereof for observation purposes. Each car 1, 1

consists of three frames as frame 9, 9 and 92 rigidly connected one another by a series of vertically arranged supports 8, 8 a wire nettin 93 is secured to said cars and a layer of san or emery cloth 94 secured to the same.

Secured upon the bottoms of said cars is a sprin cushion device which consists of longitudmally extending Hat supports 2,2- which are bolted to the lower frames 92 as at points 6, 6 and said supports having integral supports 4, lrextending from the bottoms thereof to converging positions and having integral collars 5, 5- at the free ends thereof and also shafts l 6, 6- extending therefrom; tubular members 62, 62 are slid'ably mounted upon the end portions of said shafts 6, 6 expanding coil springs 7, "1 have one of their ends secured to the integral collars 5, 5 and the other ends attached to the free end portions of the tubular members e2, e2.

The shafts 6, 6 are slidable within the tubular members 62, 6?-, said members 62, 2 are provided with integral hooks 83, 83 to receive strap connections 63, 63 in order to keep the latter in their normal position supporting wheels 52, 52 are loosely secured within the lower por tions of said members and mounted upon the shafts 53, 5* i Projecting outwardly from the rear of th middle frames of each car 1, 1 are dat outwardly extending tail portions 10, 10 and pivoted at the rear ends as at points 12', 12 are usual form tlat vertical rudders 12, 12-.

Located forwardly at the bottom of each car 1, 1 is a motor which has a shaft 20; mounted upon said shaft 20 is a sprocket wheel 19 which has a chain 'connection 16 with a sprocket wheel 18- mounted upon the wing shaft 1T- which is provided with a crank at each endthereof and mounted upon the middle frame 9 Also mounted upon said wing-shaft 17 is a sprocket wheel 16-- which has a chain connection 15- with a sprocket wheel 14= mounted upon the shaft 14- which is located upon the upper frame 9 of each car 1, 1

Mounted upon said shaft -14 is a sprocket-wheel 27- which meshes with sprocket-wheel 26- mounted at the rear lllltl lll dll

inname connections extend from said cylinders to the forward and the rear part of each car -l, 1 and designed to extinguish hre when the certain parts of the apparatus are met by the same.

d slidable door -dtis arranged into said plane 323- above each car 1, 1- and ladders d6- extending from said cars to the latter.

llocated'centrally upon said plane 323- is a motor wv313-- which has a shaft -312- extending forwardly therefrom and having a revolving propeller -31'-- secured at the end thereof.

Mounted above tipe plane *323- is a plane -325- which is secured upon a series of vertical supports --152-. Said plane 325% consists of a pair of longitudinally extending supports 327- and also transversely arranged connecting supports -32-; a wire netting 329- is secured to said supports and a layer of ernery cloth or transparent flexible Celluloid secured upon the top and bottom of the netting.

Planes -32, 32'-, 323 and -29- are also provided with wire netting and emery cloth in the same manner as the top plane -3'25-. However, if desired, layers of fine tin may be employed at the outer ends of said planes. l

Extending above the top plane 325 is a transverse support -d9 which is secured upon the top of a series of vertical llllll supports, and said support having connecting wires -492, 492- extending to the plane -325-.

ln Fig. 3 the apparatus is shown as equipped with a single car havingplanes -34, 34- projccting from each side thereof, a main plane '-34- is arranged above said car -land having vertical connecting supports -8-" and also vertical supports --82- which project through the plane 345- and support a small plane -36-, connecting wires -39- extend from the supports -37- to the plane 3d.

rlhe operation of the device will be readily understood and it will make obvious that by the arrangement of parts as described the apparatus has unusual amount of lifting capacity and also considerable amount of speed when all of the propellers and wings are in action.

'lhe arrangement of water tanks and water pipe connections and employment of emery cloth, as described, will prevent the re from adecting the apparatus and thus adapt the craft to be most convenient for use in military operations.

Thus describing my invention, what ll'. claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l.l dn apparatus of the character described, a hydrotriplane comprised of two main body sections or cars located side by ttl:

side and extending longitudinally to each other, each of said body sections consisting of three metallic frames having a vSeries of vertically 'arranged connecting supports surroundin the same, a wire netting securedto sald supports of each of said cars and a layer of emery cloth secured to the latter, asmall plane arranged between said cars and the ends of the same being secured to the middle frames of the same, and said small plane made of a series of connecting supports, a wire netting and a layer of' emery cloth secured vto the same, planes projecting outwardly from'the middle frames of said cars and having buoyant cylinders secured upon the bottoms thereof.

2. tu apparatus of the character described, a hydrotriplane comprised of two main body sections or cars having connecting means at the forward and the rear parts thereof, a plane mounted above said cars and located upon a series of vertically arranged supports, a second plane mounted above said first mentioned plane and carried by a series of vertical supports conneet-ed to said rst mentioned plane, and each of said planes consisting of a series of transversely arranged supports, wire nettings secured to the latter and layers of emery cloth carried upon each' side of the nettings, a motor located centrally upon said hrst mentioned plane and having a shaft extending forwardly behind the plane and having a revolving propeller secured at the end thereof, a smaller plane carried between said carsand having a gang-way arranged centrally upon thetop of the same.

3. dn apparatus of the character described, a hydrotriplanecomprised of two main body sections each consisting of three frames forming lower, upper and middle frames, a dat outwardly extending tail portion projecting from the rear of each side of the middle frame of each of said cars and flat vertical rudders pivotally connected at the rear ends of the latter, longitudinally extending dat supports `secured upon the bottoms of the lower frames of said cars and said supports having integral supports extending downwardly to a converging position and each set having an integral collar and also a shaft extending therefrom, tubular members slidablv mounted upon the free end portions of said shafts, expanding coilsprings having one of their ends secured against said integral collars andthe other ends attached to the end portion of said tubular members, strap hoolrs carried by the latter and having strap connections extending from said hoolrs to the lower haines of said cars.

d. hn apparatus of the character described, al hydrotriplane consisting of two main body sections or cars having planes projecting outwardly hom each side theretao dll lflll lll@ of, wiigeo; said planes Cars, each of .e 4udiiiaiiy conform io *die and poyided bo receive s). seies oL suppors; a Wire latter and a lover upon the top eno bottoni pair of elastic SCT its lower @mi mounted a 7 "aim the suppois -urvecure of nection arranged up and said, pull-sp 1 gs motions designee o ou also to fooiiiaii-e 'he same.

5. An scribed, main body Sectio posed main if S having two 5 'Lea/i above projecting om L Elected by supgors to e smaller plane and conneoetanks. carried im osaid first menio Water pipe oor oeufs7 slidabe o" sa nfiziiy from said e i" centrally u main plane.

6. A11 apparatus of Scribe@s a, hydro'oripaie comp mein body seotioiis or oars bei' ing gang-ways ereged beweer; ixe seine at the year and fo'werd ayt theeoi each of said oas comprised oit ree frames orming lower, upper and 'middie fin i neoted one to anothei by n. seies oi veiica Supports, a pair of bird-like Wings for-- Wardly of each of said cars and pivozaliy connected io the upper frame of the same, crank Wing shafts extending ransveifseiy to said oars beneath said Wings and loeeed upon the middle frames of the same, a 'fel'- tioely arranged supporting arm fof each iront ievoi Wg propeiiors il Uff Said ours1 a fixed, gun p'iiiioim die orvfai'd end of euch of 85 loving guns mounted upon the forms ei'ioiiged Deo? the imi? rs nni having guns iiioimwi me. A

' non;`- Wiiei'eof I afix my .if in me presence of two Witnesses.

MARTIN JELLAN. 

